Services for Cherish Perrywinkle were held Friday at Paxon Revival Center Church in Jacksonville. The Rev. Steve Dobbs not only tried to bring a message of comfort, but also urged people not to let the girl's death be in vain.

The man who is charged with killing Cherish, Donald Smith, is a convicted sex offender and had been released from prison less than a month before Cherish's death.

Dobbs said the law should be changed to ensure people like Smith aren't allowed to "walk free."